Jun 20 2014 : The Times of India (Delhi)
Panjab Univ pips IITs in new ranking
Manash Pratim Gohain
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New Delhi:
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Panjab University, Chandigarh, has upstaged Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, as India’s number one university and is placed at 32nd position among Top 100 Asian universities.Overall, it has been a significant stride by Indian universities as 10 of them now features in “Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2014,” three more than last year. In fact Indian is the most improved nation in this year’s rankings by far. The 2014 rankings also feature six IITs in top 100. However, there are no Indian institutions yet to make it to the Top 10 in the Asian rankings.
According to Phil Baty, editor, THE rankings, there were 20 Indian participants of which 10 made it to the top
100, “which is a good show,“ and “in the next rankings we are coming up in October 2014 we are expecting around 30 to 40 participants from India.“ Barring IIT-Kharagpur, none of the Indian universities in Top 100 were ranked in 2013 rankings. IITs still continues to be the big represen tatives of India in international rankings with the youngest IIT from Guwahati too making its appearance at 74th position. Not technical institutions – Jadavpur University, Aligarh Muslim University and JNU – are also in Top 100 Asian universities.Baty said: “We are not rewarding volume and size. We are rewarding quality. India is fifth best representing country in this ranking. And majority of these are new entrants. But India is massively under served by quality universities.” Panjab University is one of the oldest Indian university established in 1882 at Lahore (now in Pakistan). In 1956 the university was relocated to Chandigarh, on a red sandstone campus designed by Swiss architect Pierre Jeanneret under the guidance of the legendary Le Corbusier.
According to Phil Baty, editor, THE rankings, there were 20 Indian participants of which 10 made it to the top
100, “which is a good show,“ and “in the next rankings we are coming up in October 2014 we are expecting around 30 to 40 participants from India.“ Barring IIT-Kharagpur, none of the Indian universities in Top 100 were ranked in 2013 rankings. IITs still continues to be the big represen tatives of India in international rankings with the youngest IIT from Guwahati too making its appearance at 74th position. Not technical institutions – Jadavpur University, Aligarh Muslim University and JNU – are also in Top 100 Asian universities.Baty said: “We are not rewarding volume and size. We are rewarding quality. India is fifth best representing country in this ranking. And majority of these are new entrants. But India is massively under served by quality universities.” Panjab University is one of the oldest Indian university established in 1882 at Lahore (now in Pakistan). In 1956 the university was relocated to Chandigarh, on a red sandstone campus designed by Swiss architect Pierre Jeanneret under the guidance of the legendary Le Corbusier.
